OP didn't create this list.
Do you understand that the list is from Nintendo Power and not the OP's opinion?
Fair enough.I did, and it probably just strengthened my opinion that the first game is better.
Man, I missed out Metroid Prime Trillogy.
Not a port. It's a remake.What's the point of including last gen ports like Bully but not Okami or RE4? NMH is arguably better than Desperate Struggle, at least should have been included in the nice-to-have list...
And it's a shame that one of the best 2D platformers of the decade, Wario Land Shake It! hasn't been included in any list. Come on, even a lazy port like Klonoa is a should have!
What was it ported from? Surely you can't honestly think it's a direct PlayStation port when it actually looks quite great...
Its far from a must-have for most people. Come on. And looking at this list more closely its pretty much epic fail across the board.
Well, 007 was an exclusive for a year at least. That's an irrelevant point now when you have Wii and an HD console (let's assume PS3 for full parity) and you're trying to decide the best version to get, but at least there's the "native to Wii!" card the other non-rail shooter multiplatform titles don't have. EDIT: Well, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories ALSO is a non-rail shooter that's multiplatform, but unlike those games the definitive version actually is the Wii one.I also dispute a few of their choices. I simply don't think it makes sense to put forward a multiplatform game for which the Wii version is not even arguably the best version--so Bully, Rayman Origins, and probably GoldenEye 007 would be removed on those grounds.
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Where the frick is Xenoblade Chronicles!
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Where the frick is Xenoblade Chronicles!
Well, 007 was an exclusive for a year at least. That's an irrelevant point now when you have Wii and an HD console (let's assume PS3 for full parity) and you're trying to decide the best version to get, but at least there's the "native to Wii!" card the other non-rail shooter multiplatform titles don't have.
Look again at the category it rightfully fits it.
In the must-have list?
Ladies and gentlemen, a lazy port:Come on, even a lazy port like Klonoa is a should have!
I also dispute a few of their choices. I simply don't think it makes sense to put forward a multiplatform game for which the Wii version is not even arguably the best version--so Bully, Rayman Origins, and probably GoldenEye 007 would be removed on those grounds.
Is it me or Wii actually had a better library than GCN or N64?
Ladies and gentlemen, a lazy port:
I also dispute a few of their choices. I simply don't think it makes sense to put forward a multiplatform game for which the Wii version is not even arguably the best version--so Bully, Rayman Origins, and probably GoldenEye 007 would be removed on those grounds.
Is it me or Wii actually had a better library than GCN or N64?
I do think that it's good, as a system winds down, to reflect on its games like this. I think trying to come up with a canonical sort of list is an impossible thing, but an admirable thing to try to do. I think presenting it as an unranked--well, sort of unranked--"must have" list rather than a stupid top 50 list is a good thing. So, congrats Nintendo Power.
As for the actual choices, I think they're quite safe. It feels like they tried to hit most genres and audiences, but there are really no games here that should surprise or shock anyone. There are no curveballs. That's unfortunate. I'd include Order Up on a top 30 or top 50 list. I'd probably include Disney Guilty Party. Maybe EA's Smarty Pants as well. I can't imagine anyone in this thread has played any of those three games, or even heard of some of them. I don't mention them as inarguable choices or anything, but rather as a representation of some of the tier of games no one thinks about and that might merit a spot. As a journalist trying to be exhaustive, I don't think any writer should feel pressured to include titles no one has heard of, but nor should they feel scared to if those games' quality merits it. I'd also nominate Another Code R, Ghost Squad, and EA Sports Active as pretty credible "outsider" candidates.
I also dispute a few of their choices. I simply don't think it makes sense to put forward a multiplatform game for which the Wii version is not even arguably the best version--so Bully, Rayman Origins, and probably GoldenEye 007 would be removed on those grounds.
Do you understand that the list is from Nintendo Power and not the OP's opinion?
If there's any troll, it's Metroid Prime Trilogy being on the top list when you can't buy it anymore.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 is definitely the absolute must have.
And Sin & Punishment Star Successor that low is a travesty.
Ladies and gentlemen, a lazy port:
It does, I recall that ridiculous blue logo on the cover, and they even sold it in a bundle with the Move gun accessory as I recall.Unless Goldeneye has Move support, it would be fairly easy to make a case that the Wii version is the best version.
*peek*
All is as it should be in the universe.
Kororinpa and Pokemon Rumble should be on there.
I think we can make similar-sized lists for each of those consoles. They had some of the best games I've ever played. The problem is that moat of those games have no mind share. No one is going to talk about Sin and Punishment or Rhythm Heaven or F-Zero GX or Viewtiful Joe among discussions of Call of Duty or GTA or Max Payne. I'm not saying one set is better than the other, but that the top games on Wii and GameCube don't register in video game pop culture, which is too bad.Is it me or Wii actually had a better library than GCN or N64?
I had been thinking about buying Donkey Kong Country Returns for a while now. Is it really a "must have" or at the least a "should have?"
I had been thinking about buying Donkey Kong Country Returns for a while now. Is it really a "must have" or at the least a "should have?"
Apparently Bully and Other M deserved more recognition than Wario land shake it or Resident evil 4 :|
TvC is a good game but it shouldn't be a "must have" ahead of the likes of MH3 and SMG2. Lack of a strong community and craptastic netcode knocks it down a notch or two in my eyes.I at least agree that Tatsunoko VS Capcom is one of the best games on Wii. I don't know about the rest. Mario Kart Wii and Sin & Punishment should definitely trade places.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 is definitely the absolute must have.
And Sin & Punishment Star Successor that low is a travesty.
It also baffles me that Skyward sword hasn't even been mentioned, I've been playing it recently and imo is much better than sometimes it's credited for.
Woah. That game single-handedly justified my Wii purchase.I didn't even realize Monster Hunter 3 was shafted too
SS is already in the must have list.